Valmont (1989)
Overview
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $33,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,132,112.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.4649 |
Directed By
Miloš Forman
Crew
Miloš Forman
Choderlos de Laclos
Theodor Pištěk
Michael Hausman
Pierre Guffroy
Paul Rassam
Alan Heim
Ellen Chenoweth
Nena Danevic
Christopher Palmer
Maggie Cartier
Miroslav Ondříček
Loula Morin
Albert Rajau
Martina Skala
Paule Mangenot
Carine Sarfati
Cécile Collin
Jean-Pierre Eychenne
Paul Le Marinel
Paul LeBlanc
Paul LeBlanc
Marie-France Thibault
Pascal Baeumler
Philippe Bérenger
Isabelle Henry
Olivier Horlait
Jérôme Navarro
Christophe Vallée
Christophe Vallée
Thomas Vincent
Jacques Leguillon
Claude Suné
Richard P. Cirincione
Lee Dichter
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Kevin Lee
Harry Peck Bolles
Mark Rathaus
Maurice Schell
Ahmad Shirazi
Deborah Wallach
Steve Crawley
Tony Donn
Patrick Hegarty
Garth Inns
Michel Norman
Claude Carliez
Bernard Chabin
Frédéric Vallet
Daniel Breton
Michel Carliez
Brigitte Barbier
Geoff Brown
Jean Harnois
François Lauliac
Jozef Ort-Šnep
Isabelle Scala
Ann Jacoby
Christopher Palmer
Neville Marriner
Jean-Claude Carrière
Xavier Castano
Patrick Bordier
Chris Newman
John Strauss
Fabrizio Caracciolo
Gérard Moulévrier
Janou Shammas
Suzanne Durrenberger
Kevin J. Foxe
Nathalie Farjon
Catherine Staub
Françoise Gavalda
Pierre Vadé
Pierre Berroyer
Sylvie Gautrelet
Bernadette Villard
Jean-Claude Le Bras
René Strasser
René Donnenwirth
Marcel Laude
Jean-Michel Ducourty
Jean-Yves Rabier
Jaromír Komárek
David Sutton
Jean-Marie Blondel
Fabienne Bressan
Jacqueline Stuffel
Marie-France Vassel
Sophie Harvey
Philippe Delest
Jacques Frederix
Catherine Chouridis
Eric Hubert
Clare Sauzey
Christine Duffau
TOP CAST
Colin Firth
Valmont
Annette Bening
Merteuil
Meg Tilly
Madame de Tourvel
Fairuza Balk
Cécile
Siân Phillips
Madame de Volanges
Jeffrey Jones
Gercourt
Henry Thomas
Danceny
Fabia Drake
Madame de Rosemonde
T. P. McKenna
Baron
Isla Blair
Baroness
Ian McNeice
Azolan
Aleta Mitchell
Victoire
Ronald Lacey
José
Vincent Schiavelli
Jean
Sandrine Dumas
Martine
Sébastien Floche
Priest
Antony Carrick
President de Tourvel
Murray Gronwall
Flea Market Salesman
Alain Frérot
1st thug
Daniel Laloux
2nd thug
Christian Bouillette
3rd thug
John Arnold
1st Knight of the Maltese Order
Nils Tavernier
2nd Knight of the Maltese Order
Yvette Petit
Mother superior
Richard De Burnchurch
Volanges' Major-domo
Jose Licenziato
Blind guitar player
Ivo Palec
Servant
Alexis Desseaux
Extra (uncredited)
Jérôme Frazer
Court bystander (uncredited)
Paulina Młynarska
Extras (uncredited)
Eric Moreau
Beggar (uncredited)
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